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My dad wanted me to let you all know that he made it through his surgery and is so grateful to all of you for the support and terrific information you provided him before his big day. He had the surgery Monday morning and by Monday night was able to participate in a rousing game of "doped up" charades with family and medical personnel. Through his hand signals we were able to discern that: a) he wanted his breathing tube removed immediately, and b) he wanted to be released from the hospital in 3 days. He was more than a little disappointed that they kept the breathing tube in for a few hours past the time he woke up, but because he was prepared for the tube he didn't resist it. If all goes according to plan, he will be out of the ICU and onto the sub-acute floor today. I will be seeing him tonight. Again, thanks for all your support. Hopefully the next post you receive will come from my dad directly.